Software Development

Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt wrote the first edition of this influential book in 1999 to help their clients create better software and rediscover the joy of coding. These lessons have helped a generation of programmers examine the very essence of software development....

In Modern Software Engineering, continuous delivery pioneer David Farley helps software professionals think about their work more effectively, manage it more successfully, and genuinely improve the quality of their applications, their lives, and the lives of their colleagues....

This book is a must for any developer, software engineer, project manager, team lead, or systems analyst with an interest in producing better code....

Dr. Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim set out to find a way to measure software delivery performance - and what drives it - using rigorous statistical methods. This book presents both the findings and the science behind that research....

Mark Richards and Neal Ford - hands-on practitioners who have taught software architecture classes professionally for years - focus on architecture principles that apply across all technology stacks. You’ll explore software architecture in a modern light....

Fanatical Prospecting gives salespeople, sales leaders, entrepreneurs, and executives a practical, eye-opening guide that clearly explains the why and how....

Data science experts Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett, Data Science for Business introduces the fundamental principles of data science, and walks you through the "data-analytic thinking" necessary for extracting useful knowledge and business value from the data you collect....

Sierra On-Line was one of the very first computer game companies and at one time dominated the industry. The author, Ken Williams, founded Sierra On-Line with his wife Roberta who went on to create many of the company's best-selling games....

Jim Simons is the greatest moneymaker in modern financial history. His record bests those of legendary investors, including Warren Buffett, George Soros and Ray Dalio.... 

Welcome to the age of the algorithm, the story of a not-too-distant future where machines rule supreme, making important decisions - in health care, transport, finance, security, what we watch, where we go, even whom we send to prison....

Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches, third edition, is an innovative tutorial designed for busy IT professionals. Just set aside one hour a day - lunchtime would be perfect - for a month, and you'll be automating Windows tasks faster than you ever thought possible....

With Video Game Storytelling, game writer and producer Evan Skolnick provides a comprehensive yet easy-to-follow guide to storytelling basics and how they can be applied at every stage of the development process - by all members of the team....

User experience (UX) strategy lies at the intersection of UX design and business strategy, but until now, there hasn't been an easy-to-apply framework for executing it....

To keep doing what you love, you need to maintain your own systems, not just the ones you write code for....

Hundreds of millions of people use Apple products every day; several thousand work on Apple's campus in Cupertino, California; but only a handful sit at the drawing board.... 

From the best-selling author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels comes the next definitive, behind-the-scenes account of the video game industry: how some of the past decade's most renowned studios fell apart - and the stories, both triumphant and tragic, of what happened next....

In Agile Leadership Toolkit, longtime agile leader Peter Koning provides a practical and invaluable steering wheel for agile leaders and their teams....

Steven Levy's classic book traces the exploits of the computer revolution's original hackers - those brilliant and eccentric nerds from the late 1950s through the early '80s who took risks....

Becoming a solutions architect requires a hands-on approach, and this edition of the Solutions Architect's Handbook brings exactly that. This audiobook will teach you how to create robust, scalable, and fault-tolerant solutions and next-generation architecture designs....

Looking to learn Python? Python has gone to be one of the most popular programming languages in the world, and you will be one of the few people left out if you don’t add this knowledge to your arsenal....

In Coaching Agile Teams, Lyssa Adkins gives agile coaches the insights they need to adopt this new mind-set and to guide teams to extraordinary performance in a re-energized work environment....

Execute Your Tech Idea applies to all technology projects, including apps, portals, Software as a Service, software tools, smart devices, the Internet of Things, and many more....

Do you aspire to become a truly Badass Agile Coach? A coach with a mission of professionalism, craft, passion, accountability, and expertise that you need to bring to bear in service of your clients? Then Extraordinary Badass Agile Coaching will be your trusted guide....

If we want to understand how today’s world works, we ought to understand something about coders....

In 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers employed women to work on complex projects such as Concorde's black box recorder from the comfort of their own homes....

The goal of this book is to clearly define the global race for quantum computing among China, Japan, and the United States. Moreover, it will identify the impact and consequences of winning this technological race, along with the strategic advantages that await the nation that wins this competition. These advantages include positive innovations in science, technology, and finance. In addition, the outcome of this high stakes contest will have an immeasurable impact on military and intelligence gathering, along with cybersecurity and encryption.

Are you an aspiring project or product manager or a tech enthusiast with little to no technical background in AI, but interested in harnessing the power of AI for your company's success? The Roadmap to AI Mastery: A Guide to Building and Scaling Projects is the perfect starting point for you.

In this book, the Android Beyond the Stratosphere project pretends to develop a hardware and software platform that is open-source, standardized, modular, and low cost, based on commercial components and open standards. The project is based on an Android mobile phone connected to an Arduino board for experiment deployment.

Web3 is emerging to expand the opportunities for creators by delivering tools that help them regain their content freedom, monetize their content better, safeguard their personal data, and fight back against censorship.

Introducing ChatGPT Excel, the ultimate guide to mastering Microsoft Excel with the help of artificial intelligence. Whether you're new to Excel or an experienced user, this book will teach you how to use ChatGPT and Excel to its fullest potential.

In this book, we will discuss what killer apps are and how they have contributed to the growth of the internet. We will also look into the emergence of Web 3.0. As a new technology, Web 3.0 has been received with skepticism since many find it hard to trust an invention with features that are still unknown to its audience. The key elements of Web 3.0 are worth stressing since they contribute to the reasons why it is such a groundbreaking innovation. We will also look into the Web 3.0 ecosystem, as well as the best Web 3.0 stocks to invest in. 

The Secret Science of Games is an accessible and entertaining guide to the hidden role of science in making games more fun. User experience (UX) research is a vital part of the story of how video games have become a cultural juggernaut, but game developers generally don’t speak publicly about how data shapes game design and game development.

This philosophy-of-programming guide presents a unique and entertaining take on how to think about programming. A collection of twenty-one pragmatic rules, each presented in a stand-alone chapter, captures the essential wisdom that every freshly minted programmer needs to know and provides thought-provoking insights for more seasoned programmers. Author Chris Zimmerman, cofounder of the video game studio Sucker Punch Productions, teaches basic truths of programming by wrapping them in memorable aphorisms and driving them home with examples drawn from real code.

Youth today are constantly on their smartphones, tablets, Chromebooks, or other screen-based devices. There are over 50 apps that youth can use to communicate with others. This book gives the listener an overview with recommendations on how to protect their youth while they are on the Internet.

Your team will change whether you like it or not. People will come and go. Your company might double in size or even be acquired. In this practical book, author Heidi Helfand shares techniques for reteaming effectively. Engineering leaders will learn how to catalyze team change to reduce the risk of attrition, learning and career stagnation, and the development of knowledge silos.